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A Get-Well Letter for Nico

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A Get-Well Letter for Nico

Read a friendly letter and use words like himself and themselves.

Read the letter

Nico is sick and has stayed home from school all week. His friend Maya wrote him a letter. Read it.

A Letter for Nico

1Dear Nico,
We miss you in Room 12! We hope you feel better soon. Your seat by the window is waiting for you. Here is some news from our class.

2In gym, Sam taught himself to jump rope backward. He tried ten times before he did it, and then we all cheered! Lily painted the big sunflower on the front of this card by herself.

3Ana and Ben have a new class job. They water our class plants by themselves every morning. The bean plant is now taller than a ruler! Also, our door got a new spring, so now it closes by itself. Bang! Everyone jumps when it shuts.

4We made this card ourselves. I wrote this whole letter myself. Please take good care of yourself, and come back soon!
Your friend,
Maya

Find the reflexive pronouns

A reflexive pronoun ends in -self or -selves. It points back to the person or thing that does the action. Use the letter to answer each question.

1.
Read paragraph 2. Which reflexive pronoun points back to Lily? Write the word.

Lily →

2.
Read paragraph 3. Who does the word themselves point back to?
Question 2 options
3.
In paragraph 4, Maya writes, "I wrote this whole letter myself." What does she mean?
Question 3 options

Use reflexive pronouns

Sort, choose or write the reflexive pronoun that fits.

4.
Which word fits in each blank? Sort the sentences.
5.
Write the word that finishes the sentence. It ends in -self or -selves.

Be careful, Ana! You might cut with those sharp scissors.

6.
Which sentence is written correctly?
Question 6 options
7.
Nico wrote back to the class. Use the word bank to finish his letter. One word will not be used.

Dear Room 12,
Thank you for the card! I read it all by . My sister Rosa wanted to read it too, so she read it to . My dad saw Lily's sunflower, and he tried to paint one . You should all be proud of !
Your friend,
Nico

8.
This sentence uses the wrong reflexive pronoun. Write the correct word in place of the underlined word.

My aunt painted the picture frame by himself.
Correct word:

9.
Write one more sentence for Maya's letter. Tell Nico one way to take care of himself. Use the word yourself.